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Private tour in Gjirokaster Majlinda H
Day-Tour: Gjirokaster - the city of stone and Blue Eye Spring
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Hi. I'm Linda, a tour guide for almost 10 years now. It's a pleasure and a big responsibility to be a kind of an ambassador for your country and show to everyone who wants to visit Albania, get closer to the history, culture, nature, real Albanian everyday life. Saranda and its locals take great pride in their culture and continue to protect it and to introduce it to their visitors. Although the Albanian cuisine has been heavily influenced by the Turkish and Greek cuisine, it has managed to sustain its authenticity and put its own flare to the foreign dishes. Not just nature, cuisine, sea, beaches, but no trip to Saranda would be completely over without having tasted the night life that keeps the city alive until the morning hours. Once the sun goes down, everyone trades their bathing suits for a party attire and head to the night clubs witch stretch all over the western side of the town. So if you haven't put Saranda, in your bucket list for the places to visit yet now is the time to. Saranda and its wonders welcome you in a world of tradition and development. Prepare your self for a different type of vacation, maybe not perfect but a very interesting one, hopefully one of the best ones. - My first training course as a tour guide was in 2008 and I got my first guiding certificate from USAID. A second one in 2011 from the Albanian Ministry of Tourism and Culture. - I got my official licence in 2017. - I'm an Italian teacher from 2005 and I have been studying English since the 6th grade at school.
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Architecture, history and sacrifices made during the Ottoman and Communist era
Overview of your Gjirokaster tour
If you like architecture, history and amassing views from the top of the castle this tour will take you back in time. A beautiful experience where you start your walk on the rocks of the Old Bazar that belongs to the Ottoman period (13th -14th century). A road that takes you inside a battle-ship-shape castle at the top of a hill, where you see and touch the iron of the I and II WW ( Museum of Guns), the legend of castle itself. - Discover the Blue Eye, one of Albania’s most fascinating natural treasures. Surrounded by lush greenery, this crystal-clear spring creates an extraordinary deep-blue pool, with water rising from an underwater source. It is one of the richest experiences that you can find all in one.
Your Gjirokaster tour itinerary
- Start from Saranda ( pick up place your hotel, center of the town, port). - Drive to Blue Eye Spirng ( 1 h time to visit ) - Drive to Gjirokastra ( 40 min - 50 min - it depends from the traffic). - Walk through the Old Bazar towards the Castle of Argjiro (1 h- 1.5 hours tour inside the castle). - Free time to explore the Bazaar and the shops - Time for coffee or lunch - Drive back at the port, in Saranda ( 1 h 10 min depending on traffic) All my tours are customizable, please contact me.
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv
The transport vehicle for the private tours will be a Citroen C4 and V.W. Passat for the groups 10 - 15 people, minibus Mercedes Benz.
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Sarandë, Albania
Port of Saranda
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